Families should have a meaningful voice in the education decisions that affect their children.

Amber will create consistent opportunities for Ward 6 families to be heard and ensure their input helps inform her work of reviewing, advising, and recommending improvements through the SBOE.Amber is committed to: 

• Visiting every Ward 6 school at least once each year for listening sessions with students, families, educators, and school leaders.

• Creating multiple ways for families to share input (including virtual options for working families).

• Bringing the concerns she hears directly into SBOE discussions and publicly reporting back on how those voices shape her work.

Students deserve strong schools, supported educators, and equitable access to the resources and services they need to thrive. Amber will use student experiences and school-level data to inform SBOE recommendations on academic outcomes, school climate, educator support, and special education. Amber is committed to: 

• Elevating the needs of schools and students facing the greatest challenges

•  Asking hard questions about how resources are allocated and advocating for investments and policies that strengthen educator recruitment, retention, wellness, and school climate.

• Treating educator wellness and working conditions as student-success issues, because students benefit when great educators are supported and able to remain in the classroom.

• Promoting equity across feeder patterns so that regardless of the public school a family chooses, students have access to strong programs, meaningful opportunities, and the resources and supports they need to thrive.

Community is strongest when every child has the opportunity to succeed.

The strongest investment we can make in student success begins long before kindergarten.Amber is committed to advocating for policies that:

    •    strengthen transitions into kindergarten

    •    support literacy beginning in the earliest grades

    •    promote high-quality early learning